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Good day(s)

February 21, 2025 |

A good day -1.6% to start another break of all-time hi with dax and bonds moving to great support and foundation.

Those were the days:

NY Squash Legend: Victor Niederhoffer, Storied American Player of the 60’s and 70’s
And Steely Rival to International Legend Sharif Khan

A five-time winner of the U. S. Nationals and one of only seven American-born players to capture the most coveted crown of hardball squash, the North American Open, Victor Niederhoffer is very near the top of the list of squash’s most significant figures and intriguing personalities. His rivalry with Sharif Khan during the mid-1970’s defined that crucial era in the sport’s evolution and played a determinate role in the formation and rise to prominence of the professional hardball tour that had such an impressive run in the following decade.

Part of what made Niederhoffer’s ascent to the top echelon of the sport so compelling is the degree to which his background and self-presentation differed from the norm during the era in which he competed. Unlike the large majority of America’s best college and amateur players—almost all of whom by the time they entered college had learned the game either in junior programs at exclusive private clubs or while attending prestigious New England prep schools (and in many cases from fathers who themselves had been active squash players)—Niederhoffer, the son of a Brooklyn cop, had never played squash prior to entering Harvard in September 1960. His sole previous exposure to wall games had been to those that were played at the Brighton Beach Baths, a sports complex located near the Niederhoffer's home near Coney Island. This complex featured more than 20 one-wall handball courts and was known as the mecca for that sport.

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